Creating Sun Art

1. Find interesting-looking objects.

2. Go into the shade and pull out a couple sheets of sun art paper. (Make sure
to write students name on the back of their paper.)
3. Arrange the objects your students find on the paper.
4. Next, put a clear acrylic sheet (comes with the paper) over the objects before
going back into the sun. This holds down your things so they don't blow away in
the wind or move around during the exposure time. Each sun art paper kit comes
with just one, but if you want to do more than one at a time, raid your picture
frame stash (especially the cheap plastic ones) and borrow the clear plastic panes
from those.
5. Leave the paper in the sun for three to five minutes, or until it turns a very
light blue.
6. Put the papers into a tub of water for one minute. To make your images to
turn out a deeper shade of blue, you can add a few drops of lemon juice to the
water (as suggested on the package).
7. After the prints have soaked for a minute, let them dry on a towel. Once
completely dry, you can press them in a book for a day or so to make sure they stay
flat.